New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-30
VARYING VIEWS ABOUT PENSIONS.
THE yErER ANS DIVIDED INTO TWO CAMPS.
ONE PARTY WANTS SERVICE PENSIONS AND THE
OTHER DEPENDENT PENSIONS BILL
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OTHER DEPENDENT PENSIONS BILL
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ST. LOUIS Sept 29.-In the Grand Army tnereis
sharp division OF opinion respecting pensions ana oeth
parties are represented In tho National EncampmsnI
Tho Dependent Pensions party favor legislation on the
lines OF the vetoed by the President Inc
servee Pensions party want either sunform payment OF
S12 q month to every honorably discharged Union
soldier or a graded service pension. The Dependent
Pension. party many advantages OF position this
conflict Thoy united In their policy and have Sc
cured verbal action from great majority OF the posts
on definite measure to be submitted to Congress- Cen
eral Fairohld Is the recognized leader In
this encampnent The Pensions Committee
comprising General Merrill Of Massachusetts, Corporal
Tanner OF Brooklyn; Sergeant Lnehan Past Com
Chief Kountze, OF Ohio ana Others are en-
listed side and cannot be expected to put
aside their own BILL which tho posts have voted. and
report favorably service pension measure the Va
tionai Tribune OF Washington which Is controlled by
George s. and Is osensibly conducted In the IN
terest of tho Grand army, srenuousy advocates the
same policy The leaders have clearly defined principle
of action namely lack OF hospital record shall not
stand In the way OF procurement OF pensions for
veterans who have been disabled in consequence OF
service in the They have sought TO strengthen
their bill BY adding section limiting the
fees paid pension agents and making extortionate
charges and frauds misdemesnour punishable by hne
and Imprisonment They have the sympathy aud sup
the officers OF the organization and especially OF those
who display the greatest number OF Official badges at tho
annual reunions They have most OF the higher officers
and prosperous OF the Grand Army with them and
thus have the benefit Of social prestige
On hand the advocates OF service pensions
represent In the MAN, the rank file Of the organz
ton These tho foot soldiers privaes and company
officers who had the hard OF campaigning without
the honors and distinctions and who not as rule as
prosperous to-day the regiment brigade and higher
officers They do not consider beneath their dignity
to for service pension. when they know that 80
many Union soldiers every post stand In need OF 1t
They have in place Of social prestige the sympathy Of
the common soldiers II may be roughly described as
tho against the classes for although
al soldiers the Grand Army comrades. the leader
Of the march to the being plain Conrads sherman,
yet there higher and lower grades OF wealth. social
position and comparative poverty.
THE SERVICE PENSIONS MEN WITHOUT POLICY.
Thsservics Pensions advocates have not agreed upon
policy and this Of harmony Is disadvantageons.
Tho graded plan differs from tho uniform pension being
1t once q mole equitable aud more complex
scheme. The leaders Of the movement do not
know precisely what they want, whereas tue
Dependent Pensions party do They nave.
moreover never able commit the National organ
izaon their policy although they eater the present
encampment with the NewYork and other Eastern dele
gaons instructed by encampments to vote for SER
vice pensous Theirs Is growing party; hundreds upon
hundreds OF here. when asked what they
want. have promptly and emphatically replied; "A
service pension Petitions for bill Of this nature have
received great many signatures and two large meetings
have been held In support Of the movement Atthe hrs
OF meetings strong speeches were made by Con-
eressm an Jones' General Hovey Congressman Cheaham
and others In support Of "A uniform payment OF 80
% veterans. Last night National Service
Pension Association was formed. With the
States Of Indiana, Massachusetts. Eew-Hampshire.
Ohio Iowa. Michigan. Missouri Colorado Oregon Maine.
fully represented by 800 delegates General A. +.
Hoyey, OF Indiana. elected president, with VICE
aid Ia securing favorable action by tho posts and In
Washington upon measure fixing tbs minimum com
pledged his vos. In the next Congress to tho
General Bennett OF Rchmsnd. Ind, IN advocating the
BIZ as the work Of General Merrill, who was the
Of sSgse gsu %sssnrs sSa
md bitter opponent Of service pensions.
This vigorous phrase that Mr. Lemons
but only Of the dspsndeat pensions adyOcaes General
Bennett denounced the Dependent Pensions bill as one
and 10 tbs nexs breath. with rapid change Of met
as Lemonade, very rank and without sugar bis
play Mr. LsIons r. az
detectives and doctors ana the expense Of alive
these shsrs 2: he termed them after the ~
the Service Pension Association T. Lorng.of Chicago
T:d' pe;cs Sts, ns r.. Grand
Gensrsi Morrill,. chairman Of the National Pensions
vice pensions THIS remarkable dsmonstraea IN favsr
ssss sss rsisess sisIa ~ ss!sss % c.sin
SAss inpartially.
4 VICTORY FOR THE DEPENDENT PExsoNs MEN.
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